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[1]In spite of all this, Christian preachers insist on going against the teachings of Christ
by ascribing divine attributes to him due to the miracles he had performed. One may,
therefore, ask: Why do you not consider Moses a god since he hit the sea with his staff
and it parted (Exodus14/16-29) and threw his staff down and it turned into a snake
(Exodus 4/2-5), all by God's leave? Why do you not consider Joshua a god as well
although he ordered the sun and the moon to stop and they obeyed his command, by
God's leave (Joshua 10/12-13)? Why do you not consider Elijah a god although he
quickened the dead, by God's leave (1 Kings 17/20-22)? Elisha also brought the dead
back to life, by God's leave, (2 Kings 4/32-35) so why do you not consider him a god? In
fact, even a man was raised from the dead when his body touched Elisha's bones, by
God's leave (2 Kings 13/20-21). Ezekiel (37/7-10) also brought a vast army of thousands
of people back to life, all by God's leave. Still none of these is considered God or even a
god.
[2]Maryam (Mary) is the only woman mentioned by name in the Qur'an. In fact, her name
appears 34 times. In addition, there is no single chapter in the Bible bearing her name,
whereas an entire chapter in the Qur'an is named after her. Indeed, no Qur'anic chapter
mentions the names of Prophet Muhammad's mother, his daughters or his wives. It is
owing to the great love Muslims have for Mary that many of them name their daughters
after her.
[3]This refers to Jesus, who was conceived merely by God's command, "Be."
[4]That is, the teachings of the Prophets.
[5]This miracle and that of the table of food that descended from the heavens, among
other miracles, are mentioned in the Qur'an but not in the Bible.
[6]God saved Jesus and raised him to heaven alive, in body and soul and without any
harm whatsoever having been inflicted on him.
[7]Zakaat (literally, 'purification', as it serves to purify the heart of the person who pays
it from selfishness and greed) is a fixed percentage of wealth on specified properties to
be given to deserving poor and needy people.
[8] Ibid., 3216.
[9] Textual evidence from the Qur'an and Prophet Muhammad's traditions honor Jesus
and hold him in high esteem, stating that he was protected from the Devil, as opposed
to the Biblical claim in Luke 4/1-13 and Matthew 4/1-11 that he was tempted by the Devil.
In fact, there is a clear inconsistency between the two sources: did the devil test him and
tempt him "on a pinnacle of the temple" and then on "an exceedingly high mountain", as